New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-18
POOLING 4 SPY.

HOW COUNTRY EDITOR OvERREACHED HIMSELF
BY HIS OWN "CUTENEss."
II thinS can 'sige up man about as quickly and
accu rately as most persons" said tai, keeneyed
guest OF an uptown hotel yes .erday; but make
mistake sometimes. Before l went INTO Insurance.
| was running newspaper up IN ConnectIeut-cal IL
The Daily Nutmeg Crater About tn ee months
alter obtained contrc of that sheet and while wN
still studying anxiouely how to put the thug on
paying basis there came INTO my Office stranger who
introduced himself as Mr.. Dinaley, Editor OF The
Cornstalk Fiddle country weekly which. you may
recall had a great reputation Ia those Days Tor its
humorous paragraphs. He had stopped over train
on h,s way adjacent town 10 pay his respects
and learn something OF city Journalism.
almost instantly l decided that he fraud
aud that he a secret agent OF one of those big
New-York advertising agencies sent to ascertain the
circulation OF The Nutmeg Crater A green one'
thought tor he began right away to ask all about
our business, and wondered II he could our press
Certainly said Il nest happy TO show you sbous
our place; but here 1t Is nearly supper time. Come
out and get something to eat and then we'll go the
rounds l would not take no for an answer and
took the fellow out to the best motel in town, 6rss
seathiy writing order to the es-man to prepars
three tmes the usual quantity OF paper TOR the ners
mornings edition. IL to be m0istened, you know,
several hours In advance.
"Well. Dngley thought was very hospitable, and
! meant he should. l gavs him the TEST supper the
establishment could produce. 1 opened q bottle Of
winein tact several bottles-ke pit his glass full ran
sacked my memory and stretched my imagination or
all the good stories could tell occasionally getting
around to The Nutmeg Ora, er. aud dong some start
ling sums in multiplication whenever referred TO our
circulation. IL vas o'clock or later when took bun
the street agaiu. having irst prevailed on him 10
stay in town over night rs my guest We went 10 tho
o.ce inspected every nook and Granny oil IL, exam
ned our century old files, with the curious type, aa
vertsements AMI illustrations OF bygone days,
hsI hA IN ha Isn0
which constituted the hrst side OF 'lhe Nutmeg
Crater and finally followed them to the press room.
"By this time Diugley's speech had begun TO grow
thick aud o tribe foolish, aud he took ny moss
extrsvasant statements 'Ior corn You blsnked
spy' 4 thought, you thiak you are tricking me
nicely; we'll sec who gets fooled MY hrst iinpfes.
sion Of the fellow grew stron-er hourly ioi NOT QUE
ala that afternoon aud evening dd ne perpetrate tne
feebest joke. Nice man you are 10 personate tue
editor of humorous paper that Is known all over me
country SAID to myself aud my conscience Ola nos
press-rooni, my visitor dizzy he hardly kne.
which END he stood and was ANXIOUS to get BACK
the hotel and &C 10 bed But he had percepton
enough to be amazrd al the enormous stack vi psps'
ready to be printed Overhearing our conversation
the pressman OWNED tho intention OF my sructoas
which now slyly supplemented with hint 10 pin
only the right quantity, ana keep tho rest Oh wv
paper tor laier use. Al.
When / had seen the alleged Dinsley safely to |
room aud expressed the hope that he wouldn't ~
ceremoniou about hunting Ee up next morning u w
was bothered tor time before his train lett ven.
dow n-stairs paid his bill, aad have never seen wv
man since. He lett town next morning with rsehs
headache, the motel clerk toll me. Several Jaw
later The Weekly Cornsta Fiddle made it's sppess.
ance, not quite SO brilliant usual, perhaps, %
containna gushing notice OF the prosperity Oh ,s
Nutmeg Crater and the handsome hospitality OF ~
PROPRIETOR. SO 10 Was Din ley, after al ana -
the one to be fooled. but to this iay don I'm
tho fellow ever guessed that snspecte bim pa' hs
sure had twenty dollars worth OF lon OUT y, alr
experience and The Nutmeg Crater secured s''''
able advertisements"